ECOLAB INC. — Director's Dealing 2010

Dec 3, 2010

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: ECOLAB INC (ECL)
CIK: 0000031462
Period of Report: 2010-12-01

Reporting Person: SEIFERT JAMES J (General Counsel and Secretary)

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2010-12-01	Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$48.055	A	23100	Acquired	2020-12-01	Common Stock (23100)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	31980	Direct

Footnotes

F1: The option will be exercisable, on a cumulative basis, as to one-third of the option shares (excluding any fractional portion less than one share), on each of the first and second anniversaries of the date of grant and as to the remaining shares on the third anniversary of the date of grant.